Kody Massey continues hot hands

Kody Massey added five driving wins to his total on Wednesday (Sept 10) at Northville Downs at Barry Expo Center in Hastings, Michigan. This brought his season total to 25 as he currently commands the harness racing driver standings, leading his next closest rival, David Lake, who has 12 wins on the meet. 

Massey started out the afternoon winning with Word to the Wise (Lost For Words – Platinum Spirit) in race four for owner Lases Racing and trainer Paul Cloer, Jr. The duo stopped the clock in 1:58.4 winning by just a head over Anne Bonney N (Net Ten Eom – Galleons Rewards) and pilot David Lake. 

In race six, Rosas Show G (Best In Show – Goddess’s Rosa), with Kody in tow, was the pocket rocket winner by a length and a half margin over Bunkerhill Lil (Vlos – River Bend Raider). The pair stopped the clock in 2:01.3. Rosas Show G is owned and trained by Paul Cloer, Jr.

Kody’s third win on the afternoon came in race seven with Royalty Girl (Odds On Equuleus – Odds On Volatility) for owner/trainer Jim Ingersoll. Royalty Girl grabbed the lead on the give and go just past the quarter and never gave it up, winning by a half-length over Artistic Cat (Tellitlikeitis – Precious Gracie). The final time of the race, 1:59.2, established a new track record for a three-year-old pacing filly at the Hastings, MI oval. 

In race 11, Meadowbrook Lady (Jk Endofanera – Lady Lakers) brought Kody home win number four on the day, again a pocket rocket winner. Meadowbrook Lady, who is owned and trained by Samuel Eicher, won by two and a quarter lengths in 1:56.4, which equaled the track record for an aged pacing mare that was set by Avalon Freeze (Bettor’s Delight – Stonebridge Frosty) on August 27, 2025. 

And finally, in race 12, Massey won for the second straight week aboard the Jim Eaton trainee Bet Mine (Betting Line – Pleasant Yet Bad), who made it three wins in a row. Bet Mine set the all-time track record and the record for an aged pacing horse the week prior in 1:56. This week, he stopped the timer in 1:56.1, just one-fifth of a second off the week’s prior record. Bet Mine won in wire-to-wire fashion for the second week in a row. He is owned by Robert Silberberg.

To date, Kody Massey has 1,826 driving wins and has amassed $8,071,926 in driving purse earnings. When asked how it feels to be off to such a hot start at the new facility for Northville Downs, Kody replied, “Well winning races never gets old. I love to win!! With that said, I just really appreciate all the trainers and owners that make it all possible for me. I truly love racing horses. There’s nothing I’d rather be doing!”

In total on the Wednesday program, Massey had five driving wins while David Lake had three. Trainer Paul Cloer, Jr had two wins added to his tally to move into a first place tie with Lewayne Miller for leading trainer thus far. 

While Lake may be trailing Massey by 13 wins in the driver standings, he still had a major impact of his own on Wednesday. He equaled the aged trotting track record in race two with Rose Run Vincent (And Away We Go – Real Housewife) winning in a time of 1:59. The record was set on September 2, 2025 by Peter The Con (Uncle Peter – Jesse’s Con) and driver Ed Hennessey. Peter The Con won later in the Wednesday program, for the second straight week, as he stopped the timer in 1:59.1, just one-fifth of a second off his own record. In race 9, David Lake set a new track record for a four-year-old pacing gelding in 1:56.2 by winning with Noble Dale (The Panderosa – Noble Trixie) for owner/trainer Jocelyn Bates. That record was set earlier in the card in race five by Mr Pnut (Manhardt – Marmaria) for owner Staci Malady and trainer/driver Art McIlmurray in 1:57.   

Racing at Northville Downs at Barry Expo Center in Hastings, MI returns next Tuesday (Sept 16) and Wednesday (Sept 17) with a first post time of 1:00 PM each day. 

For complete race results, click here: US Trotting results.

by Kenneth W. Terpenning for Northville Downs